Maison Cupcake https://maisoncupcake.com Home Cooking and Baking by Sarah Trivuncic Wed, 27 May 2026 14:52:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://maisoncupcake.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-Social_MC_Favicon_228X228-8-112px-site-icon-32x32.png Maison Cupcake https://maisoncupcake.com 32 32 How to Get Around Lille (with real examples) https://maisoncupcake.com/lille-transport/ https://maisoncupcake.com/lille-transport/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 14:14:28 +0000 https://maisoncupcake.com/?p=39817 This guide to transport options in Lille covers what you need to know about getting to and around the city. It looks at arriving by Eurostar or driving to Lille, including where to park, as well as how to use the city’s metro, trams and buses. It also covers bike hire schemes and sightseeing tours […]

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]]> https://maisoncupcake.com/lille-transport/feed/ 0 Is Lille City Pass Worth It? Honest Review With Savings Tips https://maisoncupcake.com/lille-city-pass-review/ https://maisoncupcake.com/lille-city-pass-review/#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 11:48:44 +0000 https://maisoncupcake.com/?p=39773 The Lille City Pass can help you access the best galleries, museums and attractions. Lille and its surrounding towns are well connected and packed with things to do; culture, shopping, open spaces. It’s no surprise Lille is a hugely popular weekend break destination meriting repeat visits to enjoy its food, architecture and vibrant atmosphere. This […]

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]]> https://maisoncupcake.com/lille-city-pass-review/feed/ 1 Things To Do In The Somme For A Relaxing Weekend https://maisoncupcake.com/weekend-baie-de-somme/ https://maisoncupcake.com/weekend-baie-de-somme/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 13:48:55 +0000 https://maisoncupcake.com/?p=39722   The Bay of the Somme, or Baie de Somme in French, is an easy weekend break from the UK. Located in Picardy, the Somme is popular with nature lovers and families, it’s a great slow tourism destination. Seals wallow on sandbanks, seabirds dive into the water and there’s a wide open grassy marshland to […]

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]]> https://maisoncupcake.com/weekend-baie-de-somme/feed/ 0 Ottolenghi Inspiration: Meals Cooked, Dishes Dined https://maisoncupcake.com/ottolenghi-inspiration-meals-cooked-dishes-dined/ https://maisoncupcake.com/ottolenghi-inspiration-meals-cooked-dishes-dined/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:51:06 +0000 https://maisoncupcake.com/?p=39524 Recently I dined at the Ottolenghi Spitalfields restaurant with two of my longest-known food blogger friends. We talked about the huge influence Ottolenghi’s style of cooking had been since the early 2010s, and how his signature salads and baking set the tone for many food writers and cafes since. In this post I am compiling […]

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]]> https://maisoncupcake.com/ottolenghi-inspiration-meals-cooked-dishes-dined/feed/ 0 My Paris Guide: A Frequent Visitor’s Tips https://maisoncupcake.com/paris-guide-visitors-tips/ https://maisoncupcake.com/paris-guide-visitors-tips/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:22:24 +0000 https://maisoncupcake.com/?p=37537 From buzzing pavement cafés on boulevards, to the beehives in Parc du Luxembourg, from the noisy chimes of Metro doors closing, to gazing at éclairs through a patisserie window: Paris is a feast for the senses. Out of over seventy trips I’ve made to France, at least ten of these were to Paris. Whether you’re […]

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]]> https://maisoncupcake.com/paris-guide-visitors-tips/feed/ 0 Smoked Salmon Potato Salad With Hearts of Palm https://maisoncupcake.com/smoked-salmon-potato-salad/ https://maisoncupcake.com/smoked-salmon-potato-salad/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:08:41 +0000 https://maisoncupcake.com/?p=34187 This elegant little smoked salmon potato salad doesn’t look like it was thrown together from the store cupboard but it came about after foraging in my kitchen for a light lunch option. It would make an excellent party platter or a good picnic or lunchbox dish; the pink slivers of radish and green fronds of […]

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]]> https://maisoncupcake.com/smoked-salmon-potato-salad/feed/ 0 Apple Pound Cake With Pine Nuts https://maisoncupcake.com/apple-pound-cake-with-pine-nuts/ https://maisoncupcake.com/apple-pound-cake-with-pine-nuts/#respond Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:42:07 +0000 https://maisoncupcake.com/?p=38015 The Classic Recipe – Version Using Up Old Apples For a quick easy dessert you can throw in the oven at same time as something else, apple pound cake is my regular favourite. That classic quatre quart formula of same quantities of butter, sugar, flour and eggs is one I can remember by heart and […]

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]]> https://maisoncupcake.com/apple-pound-cake-with-pine-nuts/feed/ 0 Dill Mayonnaise with Rapeseed Oil https://maisoncupcake.com/dill-mayonnaise-with-rapeseed-oil/ https://maisoncupcake.com/dill-mayonnaise-with-rapeseed-oil/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:23:21 +0000 https://maisoncupcake.com/?p=34196 This homemade dill mayonnaise gets its bright yellow colour by using golden rapeseed oil. It looks a lot like Hollandaise sauce but the consistency is thicker. First Time Making Mayonnaise This may surprise you, but I had never made my own mayonnaise before. I wasn’t scared or put off by tales of splitting, I just […]

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